It astounds me that Sussex Police have the audacity to expect large tax increases to fund their mismanaged force (The Argus, December 18).

Having to travel up the A23 for work, I am regularly inconvenienced by police checks at the top of Handcross Hill.

Not only does this cause large delays but it is also blatantly dangerous.

The latest check involved a dozen or so officers and their associated vehicles.

Most of these officers appeared to be milling around doing very little.

Before adding more burden to the taxpayer, senior Sussex police officers should learn some resource management skills.

It does not take a dozen officers to carry out some petty EU-ruling checks. These officers would be more usefully employed in fighting real crime - violence and the like.

Stop bowing to your incompetent political masters and listen to the people who pay your wages.

More beat officers and more protection are what the public needs, not more regulation enforcement.

-Ian Slater, Mill Rise, Brighton